Communication system

ABSTRACT

A taxi user  1  specifies a taxi company or a driver through a browser phone  2 , and transmits a car-allocation request message to a wireless local access point  3  by using short-distance wireless communications for which a fee is not charged, the transmitted car-allocation request message is received by a taxi company server  7  via a local portal server  4  etc., in the taxi company server  7 , a taxi to be allocated is selected based on the contents of the car-allocation request message and a position of the wireless local access point, the browser phone  2  of the taxi user  1  is notified of the selection result, a car-allocation instruction is transmitted to a local portal server  10  inside-the-car of a selected taxi, and the selected taxi is allocated to the taxi user  1.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a vehicle selection boarding system,and in particular, relates to a taxi selection boarding system.

BACKGROUND ART

As a conventional art of a taxi boarding system, “Taxi calling systemusing the Internet mobile terminal” disclosed in the Japanese UnexaminedPatent Publication No. JP2001-119484 can be cited.

According to the “Taxi calling system using the Internet mobileterminal”, if a taxi user accesses a website of the Internet aiming attaxi allocation, by using a mobile terminal, the host computer managingthe website narrows a taxi user's position by a position informationspecifying function of the mobile terminal, and automatically transmitsthe taxi user's position and other information to a wireless station ofa taxi or a vacant taxi in the neighborhood of the taxi user.

According to the conventional art, however, the taxi user needs to pay acommunication fee since the taxi user has to directly access the websiteof taxi allocation from the mobile terminal.

Moreover, according to the conventional art, the taxi user is not ableto call a taxi with designating a specific taxi company or a specificdriver.

Then, it is a main object of the present invention to solve the aboveproblems and to provide a system by which a taxi user can call a taxiwith designating a specific taxi company and a specific driver, withoutpaying a communication fee.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

A communications system according to the present invention has a featurethat the communications system includes:

a mobile communications terminal apparatus to transmit a car-allocationrequest message which requests car allocation, by using short-distancewireless communications;

a plurality of relay apparatuses, each of which is located at apredetermined geographical position, to receive the car-allocationrequest message transmitted from the mobile communications terminalapparatus in a certain case, and to perform relay processing of thecar-allocation request message received;

a plurality of car-installed communications apparatuses installed in aplurality of cars; and

a vehicle management apparatus to manage the plurality of cars byperforming communications with the plurality of car-installedcommunications apparatuses, to receive the car-allocation requestmessage relayed by one of the plurality of relay apparatuses, to detecta placed position of the one of the plurality of relay apparatuses,which relayed the car-allocation request message, to select a specificcar, as a selected vehicle, from the plurality of cars based on thecar-allocation request message and a detected placed position of therelay apparatus, and to transmit a car-allocation instruction messagethat directs to allocate a car to the detected placed position of therelay apparatus, to a car-installed communications apparatus installedin the selected vehicle.

It is a feature of the communications system that the communicationssystem includes a plurality of vehicle management apparatuses, and themobile communications terminal apparatus selects a specific vehiclemanagement apparatus from the plurality of vehicle managementapparatuses and transmits a car-allocation request message addressed toa selected vehicle management apparatus.

It is a feature of the communications system that the vehicle managementapparatus sets driver identification information for identifying adriver of each car in the plurality of cars,

the mobile communications terminal apparatus transmits a car-allocationrequest message including specific driver identification information,and

the vehicle management apparatus, when receiving the car-allocationrequest message including the specific driver identification informationfrom one of the relay apparatuses, selects a car corresponding to thedriver identification information included in the car-allocation requestmessage as the selected vehicle.

It is a feature of the communications system that the mobilecommunications terminal transmits the car-allocation request message, byusing short-distance wireless communications for which a fee is notcharged.

A communications system according to the present invention has a featurethat the communications system includes:

a plurality of relay apparatuses, each of which is located at apredetermined geographical position, to receive a car-allocation requestmessage transmitted from a mobile communications terminal apparatus, ina certain case, and to perform relay processing of the car-allocationrequest message received;

a plurality of car-installed communications apparatuses installed in aplurality of cars; and

a vehicle management apparatus to manage the plurality of cars byperforming communications with the plurality of car-installedcommunications apparatuses, to receive the car-allocation requestmessage relayed by one of the plurality of relay apparatuses, to detecta placed position of the one of the plurality of relay apparatuses whichrelayed the car-allocation request message, to select a specific car, asa selected vehicle, from the plurality of cars, based on thecar-allocation request message and a detected placed position of therelay apparatus, and to transmit a car-allocation instruction messagethat directs to allocate a car to the detected placed position of therelay apparatus, to a car-installed communications apparatus installedin the selected vehicle.

It is a feature of the communications system that the vehicle managementapparatus sets driver identification information for identifying adriver of each car in the plurality of cars, and when receiving acar-allocation request message including specific driver identificationinformation from one of the relay apparatuses, selects a carcorresponding to the driver identification information included in thecar-allocation request message as the selected vehicle.

It is a feature of the communications system that each of the pluralityof car-installed communications apparatuses keeps identificationinformation of a driver of a car in which each of the car-installedcommunications apparatuses is installed, as its driver identificationinformation, and when the mobile communications terminal apparatus hasmoved to the car in which each of the car-installed communicationsapparatuses is installed, transmits its driver identificationinformation to the mobile communications terminal apparatus.

It is a feature of the communications system that each of thecar-installed communications apparatuses keeps notice informationpredetermined, and when the mobile communications terminal apparatus hasmoved to the car in which each of the car-installed communicationsapparatuses is installed, transmits the notice information to the mobilecommunications terminal apparatus.

It is a feature of the communications system that each of thecar-installed communications apparatuses keeps advertising informationas the notice information, and when the mobile communications terminalapparatus has moved to the car in which each of the car-installedcommunications apparatuses is installed, transmits the advertisinginformation to the mobile communications terminal apparatus.

It is a feature of the communications system that the vehicle managementapparatus keeps user attribute information which shows an attribute of auser of the mobile communications terminal apparatus, and transmits acar-allocation instruction message including the user attributeinformation to a car-installed communications apparatus installed in theselected vehicle, and

each of the car-installed communications apparatuses keeps a pluralityof notice information, and when receiving the car-allocation instructionmessage including the user attribute information from the vehiclemanagement apparatus, selects at least one of notice information fromthe plurality of notice information based on the user attributeinformation, and transmits a selected notice information to the mobilecommunications terminal.

It is a feature of the communications system that each of thecar-installed communications apparatuses, when the mobile communicationsterminal apparatus has moved to the car in which each of thecar-installed communications apparatuses is installed, relays connectionof the mobile communications terminal apparatus to the Internet.

It is a feature of the communications system that each of thecar-installed communications apparatuses keeps questionnaire data for aquestionnaire, and when the mobile communications terminal apparatus hasmoved to the car in which each of the car-installed communicationsapparatuses is installed, transmits the questionnaire data to the mobilecommunications terminal apparatus, receives a response to thequestionnaire data from the mobile communications terminal apparatus,and transmits a received response to the questionnaire data to thevehicle management apparatus.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an example of a system structure of a taxi selectionboarding system;

FIG. 2 shows an example of an internal structure of a taxi companyserver; and

FIG. 3 shows an example of a vehicle state table.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiment 1

A taxi selection boarding system (communications system) according toEmbodiment 1 will be explained hereafter with reference to a figure.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a system structure of a taxi selectionboarding system. In FIG. 1, 1 denotes a taxi user and 2 denotes abrowser phone used by the taxi user. The browser phone 2 is a cellularphone in which a browser is installed. The browser phone 2 can performnot only usual wireless communications using a public wireless networkbut also short-distance wireless communications, such as Bluetooth andIEEE802.11. The browser phone 2 is an example of a mobile communicationsterminal apparatus. 3 denotes a wireless local access point which canperform short-distance wireless communications, such as Bluetooth andIEEE802.11. The wireless local access point 3 is an example of a relayapparatus. The wireless local access point 3 is located at a taxi standin FIG. 1, but it may be located at a place other than the taxi stand. 4denotes a local portal server which accommodates the wireless localaccess point 3. 5 denotes a connection apparatus such as an ADSL modem,for connecting the local portal server 4 to the Internet. 6 denotes theInternet. 7 denotes a taxi company server which manages car allocation,in the taxi company. The taxi company server 7 is an example of avehicle management apparatus. 8 denotes a wireless public networkbetween the taxi company server 7 and a taxi 9. 9 denotes a taxi whichis to be called. 10 denotes a local portal server inside-the-car whichis installed in a taxi. The local portal server 10 inside-the-car has awireless communications function, and can communicate with the taxicompany server 7 through the wireless public network 8. 11 denotes awireless access point connected to the local portal server 10inside-the-car. When the taxi user 1 boards the taxi 9, the wirelessaccess point 11 can communicate with the browser phone 2 byshort-distance wireless communications, such as Bluetooth and IEEE802.11. In addition, a combination of the local portal server 11inside-the-car and the wireless access point 12 corresponds to anexample of a car-installed communications apparatus. 12 and 13 are taxisin line waiting for customers.

Though only one wireless local access point 3 is illustrated in FIG. 1because of drawing conditions, it is supposed that wireless local accesspoints are located in a plurality of taxi stands or other places.Moreover, though only one taxi company server 7 is illustrated, it issupposed that each of a plurality of taxi companies keeps its own taxicompany server. Moreover, each taxi always transmits information, suchas a position and a state of the taxi, from the local portal server 10inside-the-car, and the taxi company server 7 grasps the state of eachtaxi based on the information transmitted from each taxi.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an example of an internalstructure of the taxi company server 7. In FIG. 2, 71 denotes acommunication processing part which performs various communicationprocessing. 72 denotes an authentication processing part which performsauthentication processing concerning a taxi user who requested carallocation. 73 denotes a customer information management part whichmanages attribute information etc. of taxi users. 74 denotes a vehicleselection part which selects a taxi to be allocated to the taxi user whorequested the car allocation. 75 denotes a vehicle state management partwhich manages vehicle states concerning a plurality of taxis. The taxicompany server 7 always collects information of a position, a state,etc. of each taxi through the wireless public network 8, and updates itby the vehicle state management part 75. The vehicle state managementpart 75 has a vehicle state table as shown in FIG. 3, and rewrites thecontents of the vehicle state table whenever a vehicle state of eachtaxi is updated.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the vehicle state table. In the example ofFIG. 3, a driver ID, a state of a taxi, and an area where the taxiexists are managed per taxi ID.

Now, operations will be explained. At a taxi stand, the taxi user 1accesses the local portal server 4 via the wireless local access point3, by operating his/her own browser phone 2. At the local portal server4, it is possible to connect to the taxi company server 7 of more thanone taxi company. The taxi user transmits a message for selecting aspecific taxi company from a plurality of taxi companies, from thebrowser phone 2 to the local portal server 4 via the wireless localaccess point 3. Then, at the local portal server 4, it is connected tothe taxi company server 7 of a taxi company selected by the taxi user 1.

Communications between the browser phone 2 and the wireless local accesspoint is performed by using short-distance wireless communications suchas Bluetooth and IEEE802.11 for which a communication fee is notcharged.

At the website of the taxi company server 7 of the selected taxicompany, the taxi user 1 executes a client authentication procedure byusing the browser phone 2. This authentication procedure is performed bythe authentication processing part 72 of the taxi company server 7, withusing information in the customer information management part 73. Whenthe authentication procedure is finished, the taxi user 1 transmits acar-allocation request message from the browser phone 2. Thecar-allocation request message is transmitted, for example, by inputtingpredetermined information into the contents of “taxi call” prepared onthe website of the taxi company server 7.

In this case, the taxi user 1 can perform the car-allocation requestwith specifying a specific driver or a plurality of specific drivers inthe selected taxi company, or can perform the car-allocation requestwithout specifying a specific driver. In the case of specifying aspecific driver, a driver ID (driver identification information) of thespecified driver is included in the car-allocation request message to betransmitted. For example, it is acceptable to install a specified JAVA(registered trademark) applet in the browser phone 2 in advance and totransmit a driver ID of a driver who has been registered in the browserphone 2 to a website, with cooperating with a program on the website.

Next, processing performed by the taxi company server 7 at the time ofreceiving the car-allocation request message from the taxi user 1 willbe explained. Receiving the car-allocation request message transmittedfrom the browser phone 2 of the taxi user 1, the vehicle selection part74 analyzes the car-allocation request message, and judges from whichwireless local access point the car-allocation request message wastransmitted. In addition, it is judged whether a specific driver'sdriver ID is included in the car-allocation request message or not.

Next, the vehicle selection part 74 selects a taxi to be allocated tothe taxi user 1, with referring to the vehicle state table in thevehicle state management part 75. In the case that a driver's driver IDis not included in the car-allocation request message, for example, ataxi to be allocated is selected from vacant taxis being in the samearea as the position of the wireless local access point (the place wherethe taxi user is staying). On the other hand, when a specific driver'sdriver ID is included in the car-allocation request message, thespecified driver's taxi is selected. In the case that the specifieddriver's taxi is far away, or the specified driver's taxi is beingoccupied, for example, a taxi to be allocated is selected from thevacant taxis in the same area as the position of the wireless localaccess point (the place where the taxi user is staying).

When the selection of the taxi is finished, the vehicle selection part74 generates a selection-result notification message which notifies aselection result, and transmits the selection-result notificationmessage to the browser phone 2 of the taxi user 1 via the communicationprocessing part 71. The selection-result notification message includesinformation for specifying a taxi, such as ID of the selected taxi.

Moreover, the vehicle selection part 74 generates a car-allocationinstruction message which instructs to allocate a car to an allocationposition of a wireless local access point (the place where the taxi useris staying), and transmits it to the local portal server 10inside-the-car in the selected taxi via the communication processingpart 71. The car-allocation instruction message includes information,such as a name of the taxi user 1, for specifying the taxi user 1.

When the car-allocation instruction message is transmitted, the localportal server 10 inside-the-car of the selected taxi 9 receives thecar-allocation instruction message, and according to the car-allocationinstruction message, the selected taxi 9 moves to the place where thetaxi user is staying.

Thus, it is possible for the taxi user to simply and minutely select adesired taxi service without paying a communication fee. Besides, a taxiof a superior taxi company can expect effect of increasing a possibilityof gaining a customer, compared with a taxi of other company.

In the example of FIG. 1, the taxi 9 can be allocated to the taxi user 1who called the taxi, ahead of other company's taxis 12 and 13 waitingfor customers.

Besides, a superior driver can receive a designation call andpreferentially gain a customer.

Moreover, the local portal server 10 inside-the-car of the taxi 9 keepsa driver ID (its driver identification information) of the driver of thetaxi 9. The taxi user 1 who boarded the taxi 9 can be connected to thelocal portal server 10 inside-the-car, through the wireless access point11 installed in the taxi. This local portal server 10 inside-the-cartransmits the driver ID of the taxi 9 to the browser phone 2 of the taxiuser 1, by short-distance wireless communications. The browser phone 2receives and stores the transmitted driver ID, and the taxi user 1 canutilize the stored driver ID at the next time of a driver designationcall.

As stated above, in the case of satisfied with the service of the driverof the taxi which the taxi user utilized, the taxi user can easilydesignate the driver at the next time of using a taxi, by receiving andstoring the driver's driver ID in the browser phone 2. Then, taxi user'sconvenience can be enhanced. Moreover, a driver side can preferentiallygain a customer.

Embodiment 2

A taxi selection boarding system (communications system) according tothe present Embodiment will be explained hereafter.

A system structure of the taxi selection boarding system according tothe present Embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 1. Moreover, aninternal structure of the taxi company server 7 is the same as thatshown in FIG. 2.

Now operations will be explained. Processing from selecting a taxi bythe taxi company server 7 to transmitting a selection-resultnotification message to the taxi user 1 is the same as that ofEmbodiment 1.

The vehicle selection part 74 acquires attribute information of the taxiuser 1 from the customer information management part 73, at the time ofgenerating a car-allocation instruction message. The attributeinformation includes information, such as a sex, an age, an occupationand a hobby of the taxi user 1. Then, the vehicle selection part 74includes the acquired attribute information of the taxi user 1 in thecar-allocation instruction message, and transmits the car-allocationinstruction message including the attribute information of the taxi user1, to the selected taxi 9.

The local portal server 10 inside-the-car of the taxi 9 keeps variousnotice information, such as news information and advertisinginformation. The taxi user 1 who boarded the taxi 9 can connect to thelocal portal server 10 inside-the-car, through the wireless access point11 installed in the taxi. In this case, at the local portal server 10inside-the-car, suitable news information and advertising informationare selected based on the taxi user 1's attribute information includedin the car-allocation instruction message. Then, the selected newsinformation and advertising information are transmitted to the browserphone 2 of the taxi user 1 by short-distance wireless communications,and displayed in the browser phone 2.

Moreover, the local portal 10 inside-the-car can be connected to theInternet through the wireless public network 8. When there is a requesttransmitted from the browser phone 2 of the taxi user 1, a specificmember can be provided with this service after client authentication. Inthe case of the taxi user being admitted to be the specific member bythe client authentication, the local portal server 10 inside-the-carrelays the Internet connection of the browser phone 2.

Moreover, the local portal 10 inside-the-car keeps questionnaire datafor questionnaires, transmits the questionnaire data to the browserphone 2 from the wireless access point 11 at the time of the taxi user1's boarding the taxi 9, receives a response to the questionnaire datafrom the browser phone 2 via the wireless access point 11, and transmitsthe received response to the questionnaire data to the taxi companyserver 7 through the wireless public network 8. In the taxi company, itis possible to analyze and survey responses to the questionnaire datatransmitted from a plurality of taxis.

Thus, in the taxi selection boarding system according to the presentEmbodiment, notice information can be shown to a taxi user by localaccess in the taxi, and Internet access service can be provided in apredetermined case. Therefore, the service for a taxi user can beenhanced and differentiation of the service can be contrived.

Moreover, since advertising information can be shown to a taxi user atthe time of local access in the taxi, cost of innovating the taxiselection boarding system can be easily compensated.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

According to the present invention, a mobile communications terminalapparatus transmits a car-allocation request message, by usingshort-distance wireless communications for which no communication fee ischarged. Then, in order to allocate a car, a car-allocation managementapparatus selects a suitable car based on the car-allocation requestmessage and a placed position of a relay apparatus, and transmits acar-allocation instruction message to a car-installed communicationsapparatus of the selected car. Therefore, a user can call a car withoutpaying a communication fee.

Moreover, according to the present invention, the mobile communicationsterminal apparatus can transmit a car-allocation request messageaddressed to a specific vehicle management apparatus in a plurality ofvehicle management apparatuses, by using short-distance wirelesscommunications. Therefore, a user can call a desired car without payinga communication fee.

Moreover, according to the present invention, the mobile communicationsterminal apparatus transmits a car-allocation request message includingspecific driver identification information, by using short-distancewireless communications, and the vehicle management apparatus allocatesa car by selecting a car corresponding to the driver identificationinformation included in the car-allocation request message. Therefore, auser can call a car of a desired driver without paying a communicationfee.

Moreover, according to the present invention, each of the car-installedcommunications apparatuses keeps its driver identification informationand transmits its driver identification information to a mobilecommunications terminal apparatus when the mobile communicationsterminal apparatus has moved to the car in which each of thecar-installed communications apparatuses is installed. Therefore, a usercan easily designate the driver at the next using time. Accordingly,user's convenience can be enhanced.

Moreover, a driver side can preferentially gain a user.

Moreover, according to the present invention, each car-installedcommunications apparatus transmits notice information to a mobilecommunications terminal apparatus or connects to the Internet, when themobile communications terminal apparatus has moved to the car in whicheach car-installed communications apparatus is installed. Therefore,service for the user can be enhanced and differentiation of the servicecan be contrived.

Moreover, according to the present invention, each car-installedcommunications apparatus, when a mobile communications terminalapparatus has moved to a car in which each car-installed communicationsapparatus is installed, transmits questionnaire data to the mobilecommunications terminal apparatus, receives a response to thequestionnaire data from the mobile communications terminal apparatus,and transmits the received response to the questionnaire data to thevehicle management apparatus. Therefore, survey based on thequestionnaire can be efficiently performed.

1. A communications system, comprising: a mobile communications terminalapparatus to transmit a car-allocation request message which requestscar allocation, by using short-distance wireless communications; aplurality of relay apparatuses, each of which is located at apredetermined geographical position, to receive the car-allocationrequest message transmitted from the mobile communications terminalapparatus in a certain case, and to perform relay processing of thecar-allocation request message received; a plurality of car-installedcommunications apparatuses installed in a plurality of cars; and avehicle management apparatus to manage the plurality of cars byperforming communications with the plurality of car-installedcommunications apparatuses, to receive the car-allocation requestmessage relayed by one of the plurality of relay apparatuses, to detecta placed position of the one of the plurality of relay apparatuses,which relayed the car-allocation request message, to select a specificcar, as a selected vehicle, from the plurality of cars based on thecar-allocation request message and a detected placed position of therelay apparatus, and to transmit a car-allocation instruction messagethat directs to allocate a car to the detected placed position of therelay apparatus, to a car-installed communications apparatus installedin the selected vehicle.
 2. The communications system of claim 1,wherein the communications system includes a plurality of vehiclemanagement apparatuses, and the mobile communications terminal apparatusselects a specific vehicle management apparatus from the plurality ofvehicle management apparatuses and transmits a car-allocation requestmessage addressed to a selected vehicle management apparatus.
 3. Thecommunications system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle managementapparatus sets driver identification information for identifying adriver of each car in the plurality of cars, the mobile communicationsterminal apparatus transmits a car-allocation request message includingspecific driver identification information, and the vehicle managementapparatus, when receiving the car-allocation request message includingthe specific driver identification information from one of the relayapparatuses, selects a car corresponding to the driver identificationinformation included in the car-allocation request message as theselected vehicle.
 4. A car-allocation system of claim 1, wherein themobile communications terminal transmits the car-allocation requestmessage, by using short-distance wireless communications for which a feeis not charged.
 5. A communications system, comprising: a plurality ofrelay apparatuses, each of which is located at a predeterminedgeographical position, to receive a car-allocation request messagetransmitted from a mobile communications terminal apparatus, in acertain case, and to perform relay processing of the car-allocationrequest message received; a plurality of car-installed communicationsapparatuses installed in a plurality of cars; and a vehicle managementapparatus to manage the plurality of cars by performing communicationswith the plurality of car-installed communications apparatuses, toreceive the car-allocation request message relayed by one of theplurality of relay apparatuses, to detect a placed position of the oneof the plurality of relay apparatuses which relayed the car-allocationrequest message, to select a specific car, as a selected vehicle, fromthe plurality of cars, based on the car-allocation request message and adetected placed position of the relay apparatus, and to transmit acar-allocation instruction message that directs to allocate a car to thedetected placed position of the relay apparatus, to a car-installedcommunications apparatus installed in the selected vehicle.
 6. Thecommunications system of claim 5, wherein the vehicle managementapparatus sets driver identification information for identifying adriver of each car in the plurality of cars, and when receiving acar-allocation request message including specific driver identificationinformation from one of the relay apparatuses, selects a carcorresponding to the driver identification information included in thecar-allocation request message as the selected vehicle.
 7. Thecommunications system of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality ofcar-installed communications apparatuses keeps identificationinformation of a driver of a car in which each of the car-installedcommunications apparatuses is installed, as its driver identificationinformation, and when the mobile communications terminal apparatus hasmoved to the car in which each of the car-installed communicationsapparatuses is installed, transmits its driver identificationinformation to the mobile communications terminal apparatus.
 8. Thecommunications system of claim 5, wherein each of the car-installedcommunications apparatuses keeps notice information predetermined, andwhen the mobile communications terminal apparatus has moved to the carin which each of the car-installed communications apparatuses isinstalled, transmits the notice information to the mobile communicationsterminal apparatus.
 9. The communications system of claim 8, whereineach of the car-installed communications apparatuses keeps advertisinginformation as the notice information, and when the mobilecommunications terminal apparatus has moved to the car in which each ofthe car-installed communications apparatuses is installed, transmits theadvertising information to the mobile communications terminal apparatus.10. The communications system of claim 8, wherein the vehicle managementapparatus keeps user attribute information which shows an attribute of auser of the mobile communications terminal apparatus, and transmits acar-allocation instruction message including the user attributeinformation to a car-installed communications apparatus installed in theselected vehicle, and each of the car-installed communicationsapparatuses keeps a plurality of notice information, and when receivingthe car-allocation instruction message including the user attributeinformation from the vehicle management apparatus, selects at least oneof notice information from the plurality of notice information based onthe user attribute information, and transmits a selected noticeinformation to the mobile communications terminal.
 11. Thecommunications system of claim 5, wherein each of the car-installedcommunications apparatuses, when the mobile communications terminalapparatus has moved to the car in which each of the car-installedcommunications apparatuses is installed, relays connection of the mobilecommunications terminal apparatus to the Internet.
 12. Thecommunications system of claim 5, wherein each of the car-installedcommunications apparatuses keeps questionnaire data for a questionnaire,and when the mobile communications terminal apparatus has moved to thecar in which each of the car-installed communications apparatuses isinstalled, transmits the questionnaire data to the mobile communicationsterminal apparatus, receives a response to the questionnaire data fromthe mobile communications terminal apparatus, and transmits a receivedresponse to the questionnaire data to the vehicle management apparatus.